01 — Water
An infinity pool over the bay
Heated, edge-to-horizon, lit from within at night. The kind you don't leave until the stars come out.
Opening Spring 2027 · Airbnb & VRBO
Amorielli
A villa in the Atlantic Forest above the Bay of Paraty. An infinity pool, a private waterfall, and a view that quiets the room.
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A house, and a horizon
Some places you book. Amorielli you remember — a villa carved into the green hills above Paraty, where the pool seems to spill into the bay and a waterfall runs through the garden.
It is, quite simply, one of the most beautiful settings in Brazil: rainforest behind you, the islands of the Costa Verde in front, and a 300-year-old town of cobblestones and cachaça a short drive below. We are preparing the house now. It opens to its first guests in the spring of 2027.
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Three reasons people will fly here
The pool, the waterfall,
The pool, the waterfall,
the view.
02 — Forest
A waterfall in the garden
Spring-fed and cold and clear, falling into a natural plunge pool a few steps from the deck. Your own private corner of the Mata Atlântica.
03 — Horizon
Maybe the best view in Brazil
Sixty-five islands scattered across a silver bay, mountains falling straight into the sea, and sunsets that turn the whole Costa Verde to bronze.
You stop reaching for your phone. The view is doing the thing the phone was supposed to. — The idea behind Amorielli
Indoor · Outdoor
The architecture
Walls that open to the trees
Amorielli is built the way the tropics ask to be lived in — glass that slides fully away, timber from the region, polished concrete cool underfoot, and a roofline that follows the slope of the hill. Inside and outside stop being different rooms.
Indoor–outdoorLiving & kitchen
Local timber& natural stone
The setting
The site
Wrapped in Atlantic Forest
The villa sits in one of the planet's most biodiverse forests, on a private slope above the bay. Howler monkeys at dawn, fireflies at dusk, and the constant, low sound of falling water. Paraty's UNESCO-listed old town and its beaches and islands are a short drive and a shorter boat ride away.
UNESCOParaty & Ilha Grande
~4 hrsDrive from Rio
The house, in brief
Built for a few people to feel like the only ones for miles.
Sleeps 8Four suites
∞ PoolHeated, infinity edge
WaterfallPrivate, spring-fed
Full chefAvailable on request
The destination
One of Brazil's most beautiful corners — and most people haven't been.
Paraty is a perfectly preserved colonial town on the Costa Verde, half-way between Rio and São Paulo, where the rainforest meets a bay full of islands. We've written the guide we wished we'd had: the waterfalls, the trails, the schooner tours, the beaches you can only reach by boat, the cachaça distilleries, and exactly how to get here.
Read the Paraty guide →UNESCO World Heritage
The Journal
Guides to Paraty & the Costa Verde
The Complete Guide to Paraty, Brazil
Everything you need for the Costa Verde's most beautiful town: the UNESCO old town, the waterfalls and trails, the islands and beaches, the cachaça, where to eat and stay, when to come — and exactly how to get here.
Read the guide →
The Waterfalls of Paraty: A Complete Guide
From the natural rock-slide of the Tobogã to the jungle pools of the Pedra Branca valley — where to find Paraty's waterfalls, how to reach them, how to stay safe, and the cachaça distilleries hidden among them.
Hiking & Nature in Paraty: Trails, Parks & the Atlantic Forest
The colonial Gold Trail, the Serra da Bocaina National Park, the wild Juatinga reserve and the climb to the Sugarloaf of the Mamanguá — a complete guide to walking one of the planet's richest forests.
Paraty by Boat: Islands, Beaches & Schooner Tours
Sixty-five islands, three hundred beaches and water the colour of glass. How to choose between the classic schooner and a private speedboat, the beaches worth the trail, and the day trip to Trindade's natural pool.
Opening Spring 2027
Be first through the door.
Booking opens through Airbnb and VRBO in spring 2027. Join the waitlist and we'll write you the day the calendar goes live — first season, best dates.